Caleb T. Friedeman

Wesleyan pastor-theologian | David A. Case Chair of Biblical Studies @OhioChristian Researching Gospel birth narratives & holiness in biblical theology. 📚 Author: The Revelation of the Messiah (Cambridge UP, 2023); Gospel Birth Narratives and Historiography (Baylor UP, 2025)

Had the opportunity to join David Capes on the Stone Chapel Podcast recently for two episodes on the Gospel birth narratives. We discuss how ancient biographies reframe the birth narratives as serious history. 🔗 Links below #Gospels #NewTestament

Appeared on the Faith Lab to discuss Jesus’s birth narratives: “He read the ancient sources. They don’t say what you think.” Based on my book Gospel Birth Narratives and Historiography: Reopening a Closed Case. 🔗 Link below #Gospels #BiblicalStudies

Recent article in Catholic Biblical Quarterly—now available on ATLA: “The Lost Link in the Golden Chain: The Meaning of Προγινώσκω in Romans 8:29.” 📄 Screenshot below #Romans #NewTestament

Recent article in the Journal of Theological Interpretation—now available on my website: “The Jesus-Shaped Life: The Telos of the Gospels and the Testimony of Acts.” This article is a revised version of my Cowman Lectures at Seoul Theological University (2024). 🔗 Link below

@pj_schreiner My pleasure! And thanks for the shout-out.

Grateful for this review of my book on Jesus's transfiguration in the latest JETS journal by @CalebFriedeman. He also has a wonderful new book out on the historicity of the Gospel birth narratives.

Looking forward to this session tomorrow at ETS! I’ll be presenting a paper on my book at the beginning of the session, and then there will be a panel discussion on it at the end.

@AsburySeminary Great news for ATS and for the global Wesleyan movement! Excited to see the fruit that comes from this program.

We are honored to receive a $15M gift from the Paul S. & Jean R. Amos Family Foundation to launch a new Ph.D. in Theology and establish an endowed chair. This transformative gift will shape future scholars for the Church, the academy, and beyond. Link: asbury.to/amos

@rhyneputman Got a copy and am looking forward to reading it! I’m sad to say I found out about this just a tad too late to include it in my book on birth narratives and historiography. But I’ll definitely be citing it going forward.

For your Christmas advent reading this year, please consider my book Conceived by the Holy Spirit—a deep dive into the Christology of the nativity stories. amazon.com/Conceived-Holy…

New resource live on my website: Historic Wesleyan Bible Commentaries. John Wesley and early Methodists produced a rich body of biblical commentaries. This page introduces them and links to FREE online editions. Here: shorturl.at/CLeju #WesleyanTheology #BiblicalStudies

@ColinEdwards22 @MattFriedeman @Baylor_Press PS: If you're planning to be at ETS or SBL next week, I'm doing papers on the book at both conferences.

@CalebFriedeman @MattFriedeman @Baylor_Press Well done Caleb. Do you have a summary paper on it? I've always been interested in the census and would be interested in your take on that

Excited to receive my advance copy of Gospel Birth Narratives and Historiography: Reopening a Closed Case (@Baylor_Press)!
 Thesis: ancient biographers—including Matthew & Luke—intended their birth narratives to be not legendary but historical.
 #BiblicalStudies #NewTestament

@ColinEdwards22 @MattFriedeman @Baylor_Press Thanks, Colin! Baylor UP has a summary and TOC here: shorturl.at/O2Wbv. Since I focus on the intent rather than the truth of the BNs, I don't deal with the census in this book. But I plan to in a future project.

Great discipleship resource! The notes to the catechism alone are worth the price of the book.

Great news for @AsburySeminary and for the global Wesleyan movement! Can't wait to see the fruit that comes from this PhD program.